早睡早起

zǎoshuìzǎoqǐ

phrase

Meanings

1 early to bed, early to rise
2 to keep good sleep hours

Characters

Examples

早睡早起身体好。

Zǎoshuì zǎoqǐ shēntǐ hǎo.

Early to bed and early to rise — good for your health.

我最近在调整作息,坚持早睡早起。

Wǒ zuìjìn zài tiáozhěng zuòxī, jiānchí zǎoshuì zǎoqǐ.

I've been adjusting my schedule lately, sticking to early to bed and early to rise.

Tips

culture

Set phrase straight from traditional health wisdom. Often invoked half-jokingly today against 熬夜 (áoyè, staying up late) culture among young urban Chinese. The full version 早睡早起身体好 is a common saying.

Stroke Order

早 zǎo

睡 shuì

起 qǐ